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CBOs return as Anchorage second deal takes year's tally to three
1 year ago
Anchorage Capital on Wednesday priced the third US CBO of the year, with outflows from the high yield market having prompted CLO and bond-flex CLO managers to step in to try to take advantage of deeply discounted bond prices -
CLO managers added to their pool of analysts last year: Fitch
1 year ago
CLO asset managers staffed up last year as primary issuance volume soared, with Fitch Ratings finding the average analyst team size increased from 16 to 17 -
Beneath the triple C: CLOs take first knock since covid scrapes
1 year ago
CLO managers have been hit by a number of loan downgrades to triple C for the first time since the wave of pandemic-related cuts trickled to a halt in early 2021. Companies indirectly linked to the health sector suffered most in May -
Debt investors agree to nine-month call lock in Anchorage CBO refi
2 years ago
Anchorage Capital Group refinanced the mezzanine debt of its 2019 bond-heavy CLO named Anchorage Credit Funding 9 on Friday -
CLO refi and reset volumes surge with $2.3 billion priced on Friday
2 years ago
CLO refi and reset volumes surged on Friday with $2.3 billion priced across the US market, according to market sources. Brigade Capital Management, MidOcean Credit Partners and New Mountain Capital reset regular-way CLOs, Blackstone Credit scored a regular CLO refi, Sculptor Capital Management refinanced a bond-heavy CLO, and Ivy Hill Asset Management reset a middle market CLO -
Capital Four adds three to new US CLO/high yield team
2 years ago
Capital Four has fleshed out its new US credit platform with three hires and another four on the way -
Anchorage adds double B tranche to 2019 bond-flex CLO
3 years ago
Anchorage Capital Group has added a double B liability tranche to a 2019 bond-heavy CLO following a refinancing -
Anchorage upsizes 2016 bond-flex CLO by $267 million with reset
3 years ago
Anchorage Capital Group has reset its 2016 vintage bond-flex CLO, Anchorage Credit Funding 4, upsizing the deal by $266.7 million in the process -
Beneath the triple C: 13 CLO loans take a dive but defaults subside to a ripple
3 years ago
22 corporate debt issuers were downgraded to triple C or below in November and December by Moody’s or S&P, out of which 13 can be found in CLO portfolios – hurting $4.55 billion of US CLO loans, €1.87 billion of European CLO portfolios and almost $80 million of middle market CLOs loans, according to CLO-i -
It's all relative: Euro CLO mezz rallies to follow month-long IG/HY compression
3 years ago
European credit suffered this week with Brexit talks between the UK and the EU dragging on and both sides conceding that a trade deal is unlikely to be reached by Sunday’s deadline. But European CLO tranches have held up reasonably well with mezzanine spreads tightening by almost 13% in December -
Europe leads corporate credit rally, but US outperforms in CLOs
3 years ago
iTraxx Crossover has been the CDS market's outperformer this week, tightening over 30 basis points, or 11.4%, to trade at 235bp today. But in the CLO market, US deals have come out on top thanks to a BlackRock CLO that priced its double Bs at some of the tightest levels this year -
Senior bond-flex CLO tranches are 'cheapest bonds within securitised products': BofA
3 years ago
Triple A-rated notes of bond-flex CLOs are 'one of the cheapest bonds within securitised products', according to a new research paper by Bank of America -
Five year structures back in vogue as Diameter prices bond flex CLO
3 years ago
Diameter Capital Partners has priced the third five-year CLO structure amid the coronavirus pandemic, after teaming with GreensLedge to issue its latest CBO named Diameter Credit Funding III, -
Anchorage prices first five-year CLO structure since March
3 years ago
Five-year CLO structures have returned for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, thanks to a bond flex deal issued by Anchorage Capital Group -
Beneath the triple C: downgrade rate slows as $8 billion of CLO loans tumble
3 years ago
May offered some respite to CLO portfolios as corporate downgrades to triple C were reduced heavily - affecting just $6.67 billion of US CLO paper and €1.09 billion of European CLO portfolios -
Anchorage explores possibility of first five-year CLO structure post-coronavirus
3 years ago
Anchorage Capital is testing the waters for the first five-year reinvesting CLO structure since the pandemic-led downturn -
Onex hires Jaber as it launches CLO investment business
3 years ago
Onex Credit Partners has hired Ronnie Jaber to start a CLO investment business in New Jersey, according to an announcement today -
If history repeats itself, the best CLO play could be to hold equities
4 years ago
After a futile scramble for liquidity, LyondellBasel filed for bankruptcy in the early morning hours of 6 January 2009. Bad luck for CLO managers that were holding the loan? Not at all -
Beneath the triple C: $31.6 billion of CLO credits feel downgrade pain
4 years ago
March madness took a toll on CLOs as Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s downgraded 4.25% of the portfolios in the US and 1.84% in Europe to triple C or below in just one month (some of these were already triple C rated, only to fall further). -
European CLO managers with big bond buckets do best, finds Bank of America
4 years ago
European CLO managers that trade in the secondary market and hold a higher percentage of fixed rate assets are likely to outperform their peers, Bank of America finds in latest research -
High yield pioneer Shenkman joins roster of bond-flex CLO issuers
4 years ago
Romark Credit Advisors, the CLO manager linked with Shenkman Capital, has joined the exclusive but growing group of bond-flex CLO managers -
Diameter circles back to CBO market with its second transaction
4 years ago
Diameter Capital Partners yesterday priced its second CBO, just five months after issuing its first, according to market sources -
Capital structure emerges for forthcoming debut CBO from Sculptor
4 years ago
Sculptor Capital Management is set to join the ranks of the world’s CBO managers, according to market sources -
Diameter becomes first firm to jump into CBOs without taking a step in CLOs
4 years ago
Diameter Capital Partners has joined the small group of firms who manage CBOs, it has emerged -
Anchorage prices 2019's first CBO with seniors at 4.62%, halving basis with CLOs
5 years ago
Anchorage Capital Group priced 2019’s first CBO yesterday, naming the $300 million deal Anchorage Credit Funding 7
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